News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-08-18

Farm and Garden Notes
Feed the young chicks early, late, an(
often.
There are few plants that start from
seed as readily as lilacs.
A farmers wife whose hens have paid
well calls poultry the woman's friend.
The finest stalks of asparagus are raised
by giving the plants plenty of room.
From analysis. oat straw appears to be-
as a rule, superior to wheat straw fol
feeding purposes.
Mineral fertilizers, notably mari, ar;
best for peach trees. Stable manure or
young trees is delcterious.
Foremost among birds that never do Us
any harm are the wren and blueb.rd, ac-
cording to a fruit grower.
Oats and peas sowed together, and fed
as soon as the crop is high enough to cut,
is convenient feed for COW or two on 4
farm.
! When fungus appears Oh roses, carn&:
tionS or other sodden plants sulphur eX-
I posed to the hot sun is among the best
remedies.
Remember that sheep are close 9razers
and ought not be turned on backward
! pastures or on fields not well covered
with grass.
Lampblack mixed with strong vinegar
will mark the sheep so that it will remain
year, and will not injure the wool as do
| tar and pa mt.
Wire netting, two-inch mesh, is said
now to be cheaper than boards for
! fencing poultry, and more easily ar
ranged with less labor.
I If stock of all kinds could have IL
dark shelter t. flee to in the hot part of
/ the day, to get away from the flies it
; woHld be great saving.
! Absorbents should be freely used to
prevent sanding water about the yard or
barn cellar as sanitary measure and a
So cr Of fertiliZing material.
! Some recommend to SOW pasture land
with clover and variety of gases, that
/ herds of cattle with different tastes MAJ
Sc .oarate over the entire pasture.
I The common red clo;cr is better than
the large for general purp Dses. The lat
ter is difficult to cure, mikes coarser hay
and is more apt to become musty.
Buttermlk is cheap food for the pig :,
and they vii always do we'll when but
tcrmilk is made a portion of their food
but it should not be fed exclusively.
When brood SOW proves a good and
car ful mother keep her, and do not dis
card her for lighter and younger one,
! ecalse the old is large and heavy.
Lettuce seed should be sowed on a
-
j largest plants used as they grow, which
! will avoid the necessity of transplant
Jig.
Undertake to Cultivate no more than
you can manage we'll, and increase YOU"
aces as you increase in ability. and your
acres and ability will advance step by
step.
Ii new grape vines are wanted, lay the
last year wood in trench before the
buds start much. Rub off half the buds
and ill gradually with mould as the shoots
grow.
1t is claimed that more damage is done
by the gentle bull than those that are
vicious, and the advice is to watch them
as the gentlest Of bulls is trcachc"ou,
animal
1t is too often forgotten that the teeth
Of aged animals, like those of cd men,
are defective, and food shold be ground
and made soft accordingly. in order to
feed them with economy
An exchange says if farmers will drop
a soup-bcan or two in each hill of pota-
toes when they plant them the pesky po-
tato bug will reyer bother them There
is smell about the bean the beetles dis
like
If by the ensilage system, a grea cl
number of cows can be kept, the farmer
will have larger area Of land to be cul-
acei. Evo1y acre OF pasture that can
be cultivated and made to yield a crop
is a gain.
With an ample supply Of sweet, ten
der grass and clover, not only cattle and
sheep, but hogs, would steadily lay on
flesh and fat till the frost appears in the
fail A variety of grass and clover is alb
so.utely necessary if farmer would
produce beef, mutton and pork at a very
small cost.
A correspondent of the Couatry GEN
HemGn dilates on the advantages result
ing from bagging grapes. 1t much more
than pays for the time and trouble de-
voted to the work, and assures the ripen-
ing of several varieties which, if not
bagged, would be worthless The bl2
should be slipped over the cluster before
the grapes become large enough to be
stung by insects.